diff --git a/renovate-config.json5 b/renovate-config.json5
index 78c39c6c..d9f9db42 100644
--- a/renovate-config.json5
+++ b/renovate-config.json5
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
   // see https://docs.renovatebot.com/configuration-options
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "branchNameStrict": true,  // remove special characters from branch names
-  "cloneSubmodules": true,
-  "cloneSubmodulesFilter": ["packaging/linux/flatpak/deps/flatpak-builder-tools"],
+  "cloneSubmodules": true,  // needed for pyproject.toml that depend on submodules
+  "cloneSubmodulesFilter": [
+    "packaging/linux/flatpak/deps/flatpak-builder-tools",  // Sunshine
+    "third-party/glad",  // Sunshine
+  ],
   "configMigration": true,  // allow renovate to open PRs to update config
   "constraintsFiltering": "strict",  // ensure dependencies are compatible with dependency constraints
   "description": "Default renovate configuration for LizardByte repositories",